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Spring Outing: 4 Days and 3 Nights Unlocking Luoyang's Many Experiences + Guide

Climbing Immortal Mountains & Admiring Peonies, Visiting Longmen Grottoes & Praying at White Horse Temple, Photographing Heaven & Following the Empress, Staying in Ancient Tombs & Opening Blind Boxes, Wearing Hanfu & Trying Tang Dynasty Makeup, Eating Water Banquets & Drinking Mutton Soup🤩 These are all things you can experience one by one in Luoyang in April~ April is also the best time to visit Luoyang!👍 Departing from Shanghai, Sharing a detailed 4-day, 3-night guide🔎~Transportation + Accommodation + Attractions + Food, all in one post~✌️ ✈️/🚄Major Transportation: Distance to the city center (Yingtian Gate): Luoyang Beijiao Airport (🕒22 mins 💰17) Luoyang Longmen (High-speed Rail Station) (🕒27 mins 💰25) Luoyang Railway Station (🕒16 mins 💰10) 🚕Local Transportation: 317 yuan for taxis throughout the 4 days and 3 nights 🏨Accommodation: Near Yingtian Gate (convenient for travel, lively at night) 🗓️Itinerary: (Pictures 2-6, ‼️please read patiently, ⚠️lots of details) Day 1: ⭐️White Horse Temple—Luoyi Ancient City—Cross Street—⭐️Lijing Gate Day 2: ⭐️Longmen Grottoes—Xigong Street—⭐️Yingtian Gate—⭐️Heaven & Earth Hall—Jiu Zhou Pond Day 3: ⭐️Laojun Mountain Day Trip (see Picture 4 for detailed guide) Day 4: ⭐️Wangcheng Park/China National Garden/Sui and Tang Dynasties Relics Botanical Garden (see Picture 6 for specific 🌸peony guide) 🍽️Food: (arranged in order of visit) White Horse Temple: White Horse Temple Yogurt Cross Street: Xinghua Village Water Banquet Restaurant, Shizilou Water Banquet Restaurant Lijing Gate: Wanjingxiang Peony Cake Xigong Street: Henan Time-honored Brand Xiaojie Guotie, Xiaojie Tianfu Yingtian Gate: Lao Luoyang Noodle Restaurant Sui and Tang Dynasties Relics Botanical Garden: Longlin Road No. 1 Beef Soup (Yingcai Road Branch) 🛒Shopping: Tang Sancai Pony Figurines: Lijing Gate Court Lady Refrigerator Magnets: Yingtian Gate (on the left side of the road facing the main gate) 💃Entertainment: 🌸Peony Blooming Season: April-May is the blooming season for Luoyang peonies. The saying "Luoyang peonies are the best in the world, moving the capital when they bloom" is no exaggeration. I've experienced it myself, it's breathtakingly beautiful! (See Picture 6 for specific 🌸peony guide) 📷Ancient Style Makeup and Costumes: Luoyang is full of people in Hanfu😂~There are many Hanfu shops near Luoyi Ancient City and Yingtian Gate. Luoyang is perfect for those who love taking ancient-style photos📷~
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I have been to Europe several times. The scenery is beautiful and the churches are solemn, but they cannot evoke resonance in my inner soul. We like Chinese culture. Our family has seen the most beautiful summer and autumn in Jiangnan (Suzhou and Hangzhou). We like living by the West Lake and enjoying the slow brewing of time and tea. We also admired the majestic Forbidden City and felt sad for the protagonists of each story in the deep palace. We climbed the Great Wall together and challenged our physical limits to become a hero..... This trip created more first-time experiences. We saw the first Longmen Grottoes in China and the underground army of Qin Shihuang. Encouraged by the children, while we still have physical strength, we should work hard to travel around the country, exile ourselves in the vast world, see the beauty of famous mountains and lakes, and the ancient relics in the torrent of history, so that our life on earth will not be in vain..... #Luoyang~~~ A city called Luoyang is half of the history of China. Paper is in great demand in Luoyang, the city gates stand in the snow, the six kingdoms are appointed as prime ministers, and they compete for the throne of the Central Plains... Walking in the ancient city of 13 dynasties, you can always encounter a historical allusion. This is the charm of Luoyang #Longmen Grottoes are nestled on the banks of the Yi River. It has a history of more than 1,500 years. It began when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty began to carve stones to build Buddha statues until the Song Dynasty. There are a total of 110,000 cave Buddha statues of all sizes in China, and here account for 15,000 of them, making it the first of the three major grottoes in China! Ps. Vairocana Buddha: Built by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, it was shaped in the image of Wu Zetian and was made in the fourth year of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. The total height is 17.14 meters. The Sanskrit "Vairocana Buddha" means that the light shines everywhere and the brilliance is universal~~~ (after the lights are turned on at 7:20 p.m., it presents a different level of mystery and solemnity) 1300 years ago, was there anyone like me standing in front of him and looking up at him, feeling the greatness of time, blending into the long river of time in an instant, a thousand years of history condensed into a moment, prosperity fades away and awe remains forever, you are my moment, I am your thousand years #Baiyuan is the tomb of Bai Juyi: Bai Juyi often lived in Longmen Grottoes in his later years, especially I like this place, and I will ask to be buried here before I die #Luoyi Ancient City: There are many beautiful young ladies wearing Hanfu, this is an ancient city preserved from the Jin and Yuan Dynasties #Must-eat Luoyang Water Banquet has two meanings: one is that all hot dishes have soup - soup soup water water; the other is that after eating a hot dish of Luoyang Water Banquet, another one will be served, constantly updated like running water #Must-eat Flower Cake: It is flavored with various flowers (it is an upgraded version of the sun cake + with various flower fragrances). After eating, the fragrance will linger on your lips and teeth for a long time. It is really an amazing pastry!

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